SUSANNAH BARR STARTED PLAYING PICKLEBALL AT THE LOCAL YMCA IN BOISE, IDAHO IN 2018, WITH HER THEN 10-YEAR-OLD SON AND RAPIDLY DISCOVERED A PASSION FOR THE SPORT. SHE QUICKLY ROSE TO PLAYING AT THE PRO LEVEL AND BECAME CERTIFIED AS A PICKLEBALL COACH. FOLLOWING COLLEGE IN INDIANA, SUSANNAH SPENT FIVE YEARS IN THE MILITARY AFTER WHICH SUSANNAH STARTED A FAMILY AND BEGAN A CAREER AS A COLLEGE INSTRUCTOR, WORKING SPECIFICALLY WITH TEACHING ENGLISH TO REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS. SHE NOW SPLITS TIME BETWEEN PLAYING PRO EVENTS, COACHING PICKLEBALL, AND EVEN RUNNING PICKLEBALL EVENTS.

SUSANNAH PLAYS SINGLES AND DOUBLES BUT PREFERS DOUBLES. SHE IS A STUDENT OF THE GAME AND LOVES THE STRATEGY ASPECTS THAT CAN BE USED TO DEFEAT STRONGER TEAMS. SHE SAYS IT IS LIKE FIGURING OUT THE PIECES TO A PUZZLE. SHE IS EXCITED TO CONTINUE TO BE CHALLENGED AND GROW AS A PLAYER, BUT SHE IS ALSO EXCITED TO SEE THE OVERALL GROWTH IN THE SPORT. ULTIMATELY, SHE VALUES THE FRIENDSHIPS SHE HAS MADE THROUGH PICKLEBALL AND THE LAUGHTER SHE FINDS ON THE COURT.

OTHER NOTES: SPORTS BACKGROUND- TENNIS AND VOLLEYBALL, OTHER HOBBIES: HIKING, CYCLING, READING, TRAVELING. PORTER, 16 MEGAN ASHLEY FUDGE EPITOMIZES DEDICATION, TALENT, AND A RELENTLESS PURSUIT FOR EXCELLENCE. WITH A PROMISING FUTURE AHEAD, SHE CONTINUES TO CAPTIVATE AUDIENCES AND INSPIRE FELLOW ATHLETES WITH HER EXCEPTIONAL ABILITIES ON THE PICKLEBALL COURT.

MEGAN AND RYLER HAVE TWO KIDS, (LILY 7 AND JR 6) AND THEY CURRENTLY TRAVEL AROUND IN THEIR FAMILY RV PLAYING PICKLEBALL FULL TIME. MEGAN’S PROFESSIONAL CAREER CONTINUES TO EXPLODE AS SHE LOOKS TO AN EXCITING 2023 SEASON LEADING THE DALLAS PICKLEBALL CLUB FOR THE MLP.